Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
[srepisl CORRESPONDENCE OF tbe Alexa.

Speeal Correspondence oil the Alexa NAZEiIE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 10. 1887.
Ez.raprescntatiye Sener, of the lst con-
gressional district Of Virginia, called at
General Mahone's committee room at the
CAPITOL to-day with the bill providing Tor
an appropriation of $50, 900 for the compile
ton of the Mary Washington monument at
Frederick which he requested the
General 10 present to the Senate. Inc
General suggested an amendment providing
that the entrance to the grounds of the pro-
posed monument be free to all the people
of the country, and promised to introduce
il to-day. Mr. Sener then asked him if he
was q Mason, with the intention of inviting
him TO the Masonic banquet to be given in
Fredericksburg on the 3lst inst, but was
informed that he was not. Senator Riddle
berger, who has returned, was INVITED by
Mr.. Sener to attend the banquet referred to
and accepted the invitation. Dr.. Lorlng, OF
Massachusetts,, Commissioner of Agrcul-
ture, to whom q similar invitation was ex.
tended replied that he was engaged Tor
that day in his own State, but that he would
write at once and ask to be relieved, and. if
so, would gladly accept, as nothing would
afford him more pleasure than to do so.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-day
was Mr.. W. W. Corcoran, who called at the
room of the District committee to see the
condition of the bill for exempting the
Louise Home, charitable institution main
tanned st his own expense, from taxation.
The old gentleman, while a little feeble
physically, has, apparently, at least, mind
as hale and hearty as ever.
MIR. Trenholm comptroller Of the curren-
CIV. was before the House banking and cur
rency committee to day, and presented a
dozen different schemes OF as many indi-
viduals, for maintaining the existing nation
al bank note currency, but made no recon-
mendation respecting them, nor did he sug.
gest any plan of his own.
The condition of MIR. 5. S. Cox was con-
siderably improved this morning. and his
physicians now seem to be confident OF his
recovery.
Senator Dawes was warmly congratulated
to day by his colleagues upon his reelection.
Representative Wise, of Virginia, will
leave here this evening for Richmond, where
he will appear as counsel in murder case.
The House to-day consumed all the morn
ing hour in ilibustering on the bill to fix
day for the consideration of an educational
bill. 1t is safe prediction that the bill will
not pass at this session. The resolution fix
ing day went over, and the Interstate
commerce dill was taken up. MIR. Crisp,
who has it in charge, says he hopes to close
debate on it this evening, and to reach q
vote tomorrow The railroads are still
fighting it. One of the members Of the
House said to day he had been informed by
q railroad company that if it passed, the rail-
roads could not afford to give free passes in
future.
A Norfolk and Portsmouth delegation,
headed by representative elect Bowden, from
Norfolk, and Gen. Wickham and his coun-
sci, Judge Harris, appeared before a sub-com-
miutee Of the House Commerce Committee
This morning, and argued the latter for and
the former against, the bill recently intro
duced in the House for changing the pres.
emf limits of the Norfolk and the Yorktown
customs districts. 1t is not probable the
change will be made at this session.
Representative Curt in of Pennsylvania, ex-
Governor Of his State, says the instruction of
Comptroller Durham of the Treasury to tho
Sergeant at Arms of the House to withhold his
pay as he is indebted to the Government as U. S.
Minister to Russia to the extent of nearly thou
sand dollars, was infamous; that the only money
transaction he had with the Government while
Minister was to draw his salary regularly; that
he never heard until now that he owed the Gov
ernmcnt cent, and could not conceive how 1t was
possible II hun to do so He said Mr.. Durham
must desire to blast hi character, and that too
without the slightest reason, so far rs he could
imagine, for doing so.
The National Board of Trade assembled here
to-day. They propose to adopt resolutions in
favor of a new navy, for fortifying the harbors,
for national bankrupt bill. and against tho con-
tinuancc of silver coinage.
The Indiana democrats here are jubilant to-day,
and say they arc certain of having democratic
Senator. They say that Senator Voorhees, is con-
iident that Such will be the tase.
delegation of New Workers was at the Capitol
to-day and appeared before committee urging
large appropriations for coast deienscs including
mOrtars rams and tOrped0es
In the Senate to day u bill for new bridge
acros, the Mississippi at ST. Louis passed. Mr..
EdmOnds from the Foreign Affairs Committee,
reported bill in favor of retalistory measures
for the seizure OF American vessels by the Cana
dian government bill was also passed making
a special appropriation OF 100000 for the i'm
provcment Of the harbor Of Charleston.
Representative King. of Louisiana, who was
publicly insultcd at Willar1s last night by Cuth-
bert Jones, of his State with the intention of pro-
voking rencounter, says he does not intend to
notice Jones' ana that so far as he is concerned
the world is big enough for both Of them to live in.
No answer has yet been received by the Senate
commerce committee from the War Department
10 the enquiry respecting the cost OF an ice boat
with which u keep open the harbor OF Washing
ton, nor has any provision for snch boat been as
yet inserted III the bill for the District oil Coum-
bia appropriations.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Tucker presented a
petition from James Browning. superintendent of
the national cemetery at Stanton, for the i'm
provcment of the road leading to that cemetery.
In the Senate yesterday evening Mr. Malone
introduced bill authorizing the Secretary Of
War to exchange guns with the r. E. Lae voiun-
teer battery, of Petersburg, Virginia.
A rescntativo who was at the conference
of the Randallitcs last night says it was alter
fiasco, as the few Noithcrn men in attendance
wanted the tariff on sugar reduced, and the Lou
sians. men refused 10 support any bill that touch
cd sugar. Nothing was done and nothing will be.
THE SHIPPING LEAGUE.-The convention
of the American Shipping and Industrial
league began its session in Washington yes
terday. There was large attendance of
delegates. cambridge McRae, the presi
dent, called the meeting TO order. In the